Nutrition & Weight Control

Here’s our research on nutrition & weight control.   

I lost 20 pounds and 4″ off my waist in 2011 and while my gut might be a little bigger… in the years since, at least I fit into the smaller clothes.

Exercise & Diet more important than ever with virus at large! ^{CA Health Line} *

Here’s some of the tips and suggestions I found helpful.

If you have suggestions or questions, please post in comments.

HMR Calorie Chart Height & Weight Chart from healthy weight forum.org

cleveland clinic.org

Choose My Plate.gov NEW USDA Food Plate (WebMD) 8 1/2 x 11 Printable

Note that Health Care Reform – MANDATES Chain Restaurants to provide calories on the Menu. Deadline Extended 7.10.2015 CA Health Line 2014 Updates ^{Page 455 Section 4205 HR 3590}

Bariatric Surgery doesn’t lower Health Care Costs Reuters

Emotional Eating ace fitness.org

Avoid Loud Music in Bar’s and Restaurants loud music may have had a negative effect on social interaction in the bar, so that patrons drank more because they talked less

Maybe a Nap would help?

Supreme Court Ruling – Nutrition labels will be more accurate and easier

to read Food and beverage companies can be sued for false advertising if they put labels on products that would “mislead and trick consumers,” Until Thursday, many judges and food-industry lawyers maintained that sellers of beverages and food products could not be sued for false advertising so long as the product’s label accurately disclosed the ingredients in small print, as required by the Food and Drug Administration. Lanham Act. It forbids using “false or misleading descriptions” to sell a product latimes.com/

What type of stool is the healthiest?

LA Health Officials Launch Campaign To Combat Obesity

As part of “Healthy Eating Out,” restaurants across the county will offer smaller portions to help fight the obesity epidemic. The organizers would like to grow the participating list of restaurants from 700, many of which are Subways, to 30,000. In other news, restaurants’ health inspections are falling behind because of a shortage of inspectors.

Why Food Portions Matter For Children’s Health In L.A. County

More than 700 restaurants across Los Angeles County have pledged to curb adult and childhood obesity by offering smaller portion sizes and healthier meals on their menus as part of a public health campaign, officials announced Thursday. (Abram, 2/11)

Health Officials Want You To Eat Smaller Portions At Restaurants

Now, in another attempt to reduce obesity rates, the Los Angeles County Public Health department is launching an advertising campaign to encourage parents and their kids to choose smaller portions and healthier foods the next time they eat out. Though California has the fifth-lowest adult obesity rate in the nation, it has the highest obesity rate among low-income kids ages 2 to 4, with nearly 17% who are obese. Approximately 15% of all California kids are obese, according to national data. (Karlamangla, 2/11)

Restaurant Labor Woes Extend To Shortage Of Health Inspectors

The growing number of restaurants, cafes and food trucks in San Francisco presents a labor challenge not just to the business owners in charge of staffing them. There aren’t enough health inspectors to conduct the routine inspections required by the city, industry leaders say. A search of the restaurant database on the San Francisco Health Department web site shows restaurants often have gone well over a year between inspections. (Sciacca, 2/11)

BMI Visual Graph

Resources

Healthy Eating & Diet (Web MD)

Food Frauds that can wreck your Diet (WebMD)

Fast Food Choices Table of Condiments Healthy Refrigerator The Sweet Truth About Food and Diabetes Nutrition Quiz

Health Line.com lose weight asap

14 ways to lower insulin levels

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